The paper discusses the design, implementation and evaluation of a new thermal management solution for laser projection systems used in both indoor and outdoor conditions. The requirements for such a solution include energy efficiency, reasonable production cost, small dimensions, capability of dealing with negative ambient temperatures and high humidity, and connectivity to a computer to track and optimize the control of the laser diode target temperatures and the humidity within the laser

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... ection system. Our preliminary survey did not find suitable solutions on the market that we could obtain and that incorporate the above features. As a result, we created a new solution and tested some innovative ideas in the process such as the use of voltage-based control of the cooling element and the interplay of four separate algorithms for thermal and humidity management. The experimental results show a stable performance with enough headroom to cool down reliably more powerful laser diodes than we currently need.